Job 41:29
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. | A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance. | Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| like chaff | כְּ֭קַשׁ | KE-kash | H7179 | stubbleקַשׁ (qash) stubble, chaff |
| they are regarded | נֶחְשְׁב֣וּ | nech-she-VU | H2803J | to devise: designחָשַׁב (cha.shav) : design/skillful 1) to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to think, account 1a2) to plan, devise, mean 1a3) to charge, impute, reckon 1a4) to esteem, value, regard 1a5) to invent 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be accounted, be thought, be esteemed 1b2) to be computed, be reckoned 1b3) to be imputed 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to think upon, consider, be mindful of 1c2) to think to do, devise, plan 1c3) to count, reckon 1d) (Hithpael) to be considered |
| a club | תוֹתָ֑ח | to-TACH | H8455 | clubתּוֹתָ֑ח (to.tach) 1) a weapon 1a) perhaps a club or mace |
| so it may laugh | וְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗ק | ve-yis-CHAK | H7832 | to laughשָׂחַק (sa.chaq) 1) to laugh, play, mock 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to laugh (usually in contempt or derision) 1a2) to sport, play 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make sport 1b2) to jest 1b3) to play (including instrumental music, singing, dancing) 1c) (Hiphil) to laugh mockingly |
| to [the] shaking of | לְרַ֣עַשׁ | le-RA-'ash | H7494 | quakingרַ֫עַשׁ (ra.ash) 1) quaking, rattling, shaking 1a) earthquake 1b) quaking, trembling (of person) 1c) shaking, quivering (of dart) |
| a javelin | כִּידֽוֹן׃ | ki-DON | H3591 | javelinכִּידוֹן (ki.don) 1) javelin, short sword, dart 2) gorget, a piece of armour for the throat (1Sa 17.6) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.